In this day and age it’s extremely rare, on the brink of impossibility, that an artist as talented and deep as Hozier will actually break out and reach big crowds. But the impossible happened. It started with the music video to ‘Take Me to Church’ that went viral and then the floodgates were open and the world was exposed to this phenomenal Irish singer-songwriter. There’s no better way to wrap up 2014 then feature Hozier and hope that 2015 will allow more artists that don’t come out of a can reach large audiences. Happy New Music Year!
Cherry Wine
Take Me To Church
Lyrics
My lover’s got humour
She’s the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody’s disapproval
I should’ve worshipped her soonerIf the heavens ever did speak
She’s the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday’s getting more bleak
A fresh poison each week‘We were born sick, ‘ you heard them say it
My Church offers no absolutes
She tells me, ‘Worship in the bedroom.’
The only heaven I’ll be sent to
Is when I’m alone with you—I was born sick,
But I love it
Command me to be well
Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.[Chorus 2x:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my lifeIf I’m a pagan of the good times
My lover’s the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrificeDrain the whole sea
Get something shiny
Something meaty for the main course
That’s a fine looking high horse
What you got in the stable?
We’ve a lot of starving faithfulThat looks tasty
That looks plenty
This is hungry work[Chorus 2x:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me my deathless death
Good God, let me give you my lifeNo Masters or Kings
When the Ritual begins
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sinIn the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
Only then I am Human
Only then I am Clean
Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.[Chorus 2x:]
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my lifeJackie and Wilson
